Surgeon General reports, 1898-1899.

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Surgeon General reports, 1898-1899.

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Reports concerning the sanitary conditions faced by Ohio troops during Spanish-American War. Also notes medical and surgical supplies purchased for Ohio units noting quantity, date of purchase, who they were purchased from, and cost. Reports also describe hospital conditions and lists doctors and nurses working there. These medical personnel were part of the "Bushnell relief train" organized by Governor Asa S. Bushnell.

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